November 13, 2010

By

MARTHA SMITH

Photo: Martha Smith
This handsome monument represents veterans from all five service brances of the military who fought and died for the country in six wars.

EXETER â On a raw and windy Tuesday, David Kirchner makes his rounds of the Rhode Island Memorial Veterans Cemetery, picking up small grave-site flags that have blown over. As director of the cemetery â he started working with the veteransâ program in 1998 â he considers overseeing this hallowed ground a privilege. âIâm very proud to serve, to preserve the dignity of the whole place,â he says. âIt is fulfilling and humbling.â For more on this story, pick up a copy of this week's Standard Times.